ERAS Program Successful with Regional Anesthetics, Narcotics Avoidance: Part 2

In part 2 of our interview at St. Mary’s Hospital, in Waterbury, Conn., Dr. Corvo explained how St. Mary’s ERAS program used ultrasound-guided transverse abdominis plane (TAP) blocks to eliminate postoperative pain in some patients for several days. As he explained blocks in the axilla and hip are used for extremity surgeries, so the use of ultrasound enables precise placement of the regionalist’s needle, thereby avoiding postoperative narcotics—a major goal of